Lowering mk2 172

[Jo3y]

I wouldn't mind lowering the ride height of my 172, thing is I have to go over a lot of fairly harsh speed bumps on my way to work. What's the best I can hope for without destroying the ride quality and signifcantly slowing me down over the bumps? I don't really want to spend a lot so I'm thinking just springs, is 40mm going to be harsh without shocks?

I know it's the other end of the scale but how's the ride on coilovers and how much of a drop do you get? I used to have a Saxo and had it lowered 60 at the front and 65 at the rear with Sparco shocks and I forget what the springs were. How would coil overs compare to that?

Cheers

 

[Fred@BTM]

Eibach sportlines

 

[Big Iain]

great springs

 

[thedoc]

is 40mm going to be harsh without shocks - I would say so.. but thats my opinion..
Eibach sportlines - 30mm drop, eibach pro's - 10mm drop
apex - 30mm drop

 

[Jo3y]

is 40mm going to be harsh without shocks - I would say so.. but thats my opinion..
Eibach sportlines - 30mm drop, eibach pro's - 10mm drop
apex - 30mm drop

Ok cheers, and 30mm should be no problem?

Anyone got coil overs that can compare them to the setup I had on on my Saxo?

 

[tommyboy]

Eibach sportlines all the way

 

[Gareth]

i'd go for the Eibach Pros like I have got given what you have said about ride quality, anything else and its just going to be even harsher.

 

[The Hoff]

I wish some of you tarts would stop quoting Prolines as -10mm, it's quite simply wrong.

They're good for -20f/-25r/mm fact.

 

[Jo3y]

Eibach sportlines it is then, does anyone know where I can get them as cheap as possible?

www.yozzasport.co.uk ?

 

[theduck]

Eibach, sportlines or prolines depending on how much drop you want, but wouldnt ever buy any other manufacturers springs now I've had eibach!

EDIT: you wont get much cheaper than yozzapsorts prices for them

 

[The Hoff]

www.rimstyle.com (ask for Gary and quote CS)
www.2modified.com (speak to John and do the same)

 

[thedoc]

I wish some of you tarts would stop quoting Prolines as -10mm, it's quite simply wrong.

They're good for -20f/-25r/mm fact.

Eibach Pro springs dropped my bus about 10mm, nowhere near 20mm.. in fact, I had to get my tape measure & anorak out to measure it, to make sure it had actually dropped it, cos it didn't look like it.
The ride was improved though..

 

[The Hoff]

Weird, mine dropped as stated, looked a noticable amount lower too, particularly at the back.

 

[theduck]

my car dropped 30mm, but then mines not a renaultsport

 

[Jo3y]

www.rimstyle.com (ask for Gary and quote CS)
www.2modified.com (speak to John and do the same)

hmmmm, tried both those links mate, the first one only appears to have strut braces and the second one only lists them for Vauxhall's

 

[Fred@BTM]

I wish some of you tarts would stop quoting Prolines as -10mm, it's quite simply wrong.

They're good for -20f/-25r/mm fact.

they DO (on 172/182's) only 10mm MAX - the truth, so endeth the thread

 

[Fred@BTM]

Eibach sportlines it is then, does anyone know where I can get them as cheap as possible?

www.yozzasport.co.uk ?

free stickers too!!

 

[Jo3y]

free stickers too!!

Do you do a CS discount Fred?